01042nas a2200277 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003200055653001000087653001500097653001100112653001900123653001100142653001400153653002300167653001600190653002000206100001500226700001300241700002000254245004800274300001000322490000600332520041200338022001400750 1987 d c1987 May10aAbnormalities, Drug-Induced10aAdult10aEctromelia10aFemale10aFetal Diseases10aHumans10aPregnancy10aPrenatal Diagnosis10aThalidomide10aUltrasonography1 aGollop T R1 aEigier A1 aGuidugli Neto J00aPrenatal diagnosis of thalidomide syndrome. a295-80 v73 a

A case of thalidomide syndrome diagnosed by ultrasound in the 17th week of pregnancy is presented. The pregnant woman had leprosy and received adjuvant treatment with thalidomide. The affected fetus was exposed to the drug until the 35th day of pregnancy and presented absent external ears, upper limb phocomelia and absent tibiae and fibulae. No internal organ abnormalities were noticed at autopsy.

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